I bet people on this version of the show have mad difficulties with the language barrier. I doubt any one in Sri Lanka speaks Ukranian (or any Cyrillic language) and there's no way anyone on the race speaks Hindi.

I bet people on this version of the show have mad difficulties with the language barrier. I doubt any one in Sri Lanka speaks Ukranian (or any Cyrillic language) and there's no way anyone on the race speaks Hindi.

They can probably bond with English together. Also, somebody might do an Ernie & Cindy and learn the basics of as many languages as possible before racing.

I bet people on this version of the show have mad difficulties with the language barrier. I doubt any one in Sri Lanka speaks Ukranian (or any Cyrillic language) and there's no way anyone on the race speaks Hindi.

Hindi is not the official language of Sri Lanka. Sinhala and Tamil are.

I bet people on this version of the show have mad difficulties with the language barrier. I doubt any one in Sri Lanka speaks Ukranian (or any Cyrillic language) and there's no way anyone on the race speaks Hindi.

Some teams tried to speak english (well, sort of english) and it helped sometimes. The biggest difficulty of leg 3 was definitely manure.

Hi Peach,I accidentally find someone posted the 1st episode/premier of TAR Ukraine on YouTube. I'm not sure if I can post the link out here, so I want to PM you the link to you but your inbox is full. PM me if you need the link. Thanks! =|

Then there was a detour: "fly" or "walk"."Fly" - take a jump using that thing: (it's called "J-max"):"Walk" - Teams had to find "Swiss hotel". The next clue was on the 73rd floor.But using elevator was forbidden - teams had to go on foot.

Whoa. Why was their camera-phone picture rejected this time when it was accepted in Sri Lanka?

This is what I found strange too. Last time there was no "You can only use your own camera" rule, but this time it was forbidden to use someone else's devices. It wasn't explained, just stated. Different legs - different rules. This actually sucks because Anna and Roman lost because of that. And M&M's lost much time too.

Whoa. Why was their camera-phone picture rejected this time when it was accepted in Sri Lanka?

This is what I found strange too. Last time there was no "You can only use your own camera" rule, but this time it was forbidden to use someone else's devices. It wasn't explained, just stated. Different legs - different rules. This actually sucks because Anna and Roman lost because of that. And M&M's lost much time too.

I'm not happy about the sudden rule change but I'm glad Team PMS is gone. There might be a good reason for the rule change though.

In the beginning of the episode teams had to fly to Philippines. Once there, they had to find Malvar Street and there teams were instructed to find Delores. What they needed to figure out was that "Delores" was the name of a tricycle roving the street with "DELORES" painted on the front. Once they have figured this out, they may get their next clue from the driver. (c) Wikipedia.

1st to find Delores:Olena & Alexey

2nd:Constantine and Jacob

3rd:Boobs

Roadblock: one team member needed to eat six fertilised duck embryos, a local delicacy known as balut. Once the team member finishes all six eggs, they will get their next clue (c) Wikipedia. xD

1st after Roadblock:Constantine & Jacob

2nd:Alexey & Olena

3rd:Natalia & Tetiana (yay, top-3, finally)

Then there was a usual task with postcard. This time teams had to take a picture of at least 1 team member and 20 locals, plus at least 4 of these locals had to wear hats, at least 1 had to have flowers in his/her hands and at least 1 of them had to hold a broom.

Many teams had some difficulties with that: they thought they didn't need 20 locals in one picture, so they made a couple of photo shots which were rejected, and much time was lost. Particularly, father and son were 1st at postcard station, but they did the task wrong, they had to come back to Malvar street (as it was almost impossible to find 20 locals near the postcard station), they took a picture of 20 locals and when they came back to station, they realized that they forgot to take a picture with a bloom, so they had to come back again. However Olena and Alexey managed to find 20 locals near the postcard station.

Standings after sending the postcard:1st, 2nd and 3rd: Alexey & Olena, Doctors and Boobs (almost at the same time).

Detour: bottles or fish?Bottles: teams had to search among thousands of bottles scattered around the island for the bottle containing the message with their next destination written on it (c) Wikipedia.

Fish: teams had to count the number of fishes inside a container given to them. Once they have successfully counted the number of fishes amidst the distractions of the vendors, they will receive their next clue. (c) Wikipedia.

After the detour teams were instructed to go to Sabang Beach by public transport (particularly - a local bus made from american jeeps).

Boobs, sportsmen and Olena & Alexey were 1st to arrive at bus station, but they decided not to wait for the next bus and rent a whole bus for themselves (each bus for one team, as they didn't arrive at the same time). According to rules, once teams rent a bus it is not more a public transport. So all there 3 teams received a 1 hour penalty.

The others teams didn't break that rule and they took a ride all by the same bus.

Standing at finish:

1st: Doctors

2nd: Father and Son

3rd: M&M's

4th: Natalia and Tetiana

5th: Boobs

6th: Sportsmen

Last to arrive: Alexey and Olena

BUT Alexey & Olena were not eliminated as it was a non-elimination double-length leg. Teams were immediately given their next clue: build a tent and spend a night there.

"I can't speak for production, but I really like that people see us when we're traveling around the world. If you're a fan of the show, ... you're going to be more excited because you want to see what happens."Phil Keoghan

In the beginning of the leg teams had to take a underground river trip. Teams had to search for a couple of words written on the wall of a cave, take a picture of it and trade for the next clue.

Standings after extreme ride:1st Doctors2nd Father and Son3rd Natalia and Tetiana

Roadblock: teammember had to to take a ride by zip-line (800m). Along the way there were 4 boatsAlso there was a man on each boat holding a table with 3 colors on it. Teammember had to remember the colors and recreatethe consequence of colors later on the board.

If the teammember fails his/her 1st attempt, he/she has to take a ride again.

6 teams continue their race around the world. 1st clue: go to south African republic, to the city of Port Elizabeth.All teams were on the same flight. However this trip was challenging: teams had to spend 30 hours in planes and airports. After arrival teams had to drive themselves for more than 400 km to Lion Park.

1st to Park:Ihor and Vasil2nd Boobs3rdConstantine and Jacob

Next clue: feed a lion or tiger.

Standings after feeding a lion:1st Ihor and Vasil2nd Boobs3rd Father and son

Detour: stick or egg.

Stick: teams had to break 3 cups hanging on a rope using a special stick.Egg: teams had to use a straw in order to fill 12 ostrich eggs with water and cover it with sand.

Standings after detour:1st Ihor and Vasil (Stick)2nd Boobs (Stick) 3rd Father and Son (egg)

Next clue: drive yourselves to Bloukrans bridge. (180 km away).

During the ride Boobs and Father&Son passed Sportsmen, however they moved much faster than it was allowed. Luckily police didn't notice that.

Roadblock: jump off the bridge (bungee jump).

Standings after the roadblock:1st Father and Son2nd Ihor and Vasil3rd Boobs

Next clue: go to a local village and eat a head of a sheep.

Standings after the feast:1st Boobs2nd Father and son3rd Ihor and Vasil

Note: Natalia and Tatiana didn't complete the roadblock and received a 4 hour penalty.

Next clue: find a local ranger and take a picture with him, then trade it for the postcard, send it to Kiev and receive the next clue.

Next clue: go to the pit-stop.Standings at finish:

1st Ihor and Vasil

2nd Boobs (they were 1st to send the postcard but it came down to the footrace and sportsmen passed the girls and won the leg)

3rd Alexey and Olena. (they arrived at the same time as Father and Son did, but Father and Son told that Alexey and Olena deserved 3rd place because they helped Father&Son when they had troubles with their car.